Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Bar/Tavern Closing Hours and Violent Crime.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is well established that alcohol outlets (ie, places that sell alcohol) attract crime, particularly during late-night hours.

Objective

To evaluate the association of Maryland Senate Bill 571 (SB571), which reduced the hours of sale for bars/taverns in 1 Baltimore neighborhood from 6 am to 2 am to 9 am to 10 pm, with violent crime within that neighborhood.

Design, setting, and participants

This controlled interrupted time series analysis compared the change in violent crime density within an 800-ft buffer around bars/taverns in the treatment neighborhood (ie, subject to SB571) and 2 control areas with a similar mean baseline crime rate, alcohol outlet density, and neighborhood disadvantage score in the City of Baltimore between May 1, 2018, and December 3

SUBMITTER: Rosen EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10985626 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature